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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Anyone else seeing fewer pronouns in the workplace?

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Pedestrian0 · 22/04/2024 09:48

I work in a large Stonewalled organisation. A couple of years ago everyone was fully 'she/her/hers' on Teams and in emails but I've noticed a real drop off recently and I'm so pleased. I think/hope people are getting a bit tired of the silly business. Now the pronoun-staters are very definitely in a minority.

I can also confidently say that pronouns on Teams or email have NEVER enhanced any interaction I've had at the company over the past five years. I've seen one they/them and frankly everyone referred to the obvious male as 'he' if we have reason to refer to him when he isn't around. It's not malicious, it's just the obvious pronoun to use for an obvious male. Everyone else just has sex-based pronouns. But - if you can't tell by the beard and obviously male features you can tell by the name 'John'. No need for the he/hims. It's really just virtue signalling and makes me eyeroll a lot.

I like that it's dropping away because the fewer people who do it, the more it'll drop out of fashion. But is it just my work or is anyone else seeing this?

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parkrun500club · 26/04/2024 11:27

A colleague who did go said they started the meeting by going around the team and taking turns sharing their pronouns

Oh dear I might have had to have gone for a strategic visit to the loo at that point!

AnnaMagnani · 26/04/2024 11:50

I have never heard my DM's accent having grown up with her.

However she clearly has one as English speakers will ask her about it.

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